Ptolemaic Definition & Meaning
ptolemaic
- adjective
- of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy
- of or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic system; "in the Ptolemaic system of planetary motion the earth is fixed as the center of the universe with the sun and moon and planets revolving around it"
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- What does ptolemaic mean?
- of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy of or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic system; "in the Ptolemaic system of planetary motion the earth is fixed as the center of the universe with the sun and moon and planets revolving around it"
- What part of speech is ptolemaic?
- Ptolemaic is an adjective.
- How many definitions does ptolemaic have?
- Ptolemaic has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).